John 1:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for John 1:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
John 1:15 is a verse from the book of John in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
John 1:15 — KJV
“John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.”
— John 1:15 (KJV)
John 1:15 in Context — About the Book of John
John is the Gospel of belief — written so that you may believe Jesus is the Son of God and have life in His name. Seven I AM declarations, seven signs, and the Bible's most loved verse all live here, alongside Jesus' longest recorded prayer in chapter 17.
Cross-References for John 1:15
“This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.”
Shares key themes with John 1:15: whom, cometh, after
“Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. no...: or, nothing formed of God”
Shares key themes with John 1:15: witness, whom, after
“And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.”
Shares key themes with John 1:15: cried, saying, cometh
“And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord:”
Shares key themes with John 1:15: cried, saying, cometh
“And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.”
Shares key themes with John 1:15: john, whom, cometh
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